Chicken Scarpariello - Country Style

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 1/2 lbs chicken, cut into small serving pieces
• 1 lb italian sausage, cut in 1-inch pieces (sweet or hot or both)
• 1 small red bell pepper, julienned
• 2 garlic cloves, minced and crushed
• 6 hot cherry peppers, sliced (bottled in vinegar)
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
• 1 cup chicken broth (canned or fresh)
• 1/2 cup dry wine (such as pinot grigio)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 -2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 potatoes, peeled and diced small
• 3/4 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, heat oil. add chicken and sausage in batches; brown on all sides. removing pieces to a plate as they brown.
• 2 discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings from pan. to hot drippings, add the mushrooms, red bell peppers, sliced cherry peppers, onion, potatoes, and garlic; saute until tender.
• 3 return chicken and sausage to skillet. add salt, black pepper, the rosemary , the broth, the wine, and lemon juice. bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer, covered, until chicken is tender, about 25 minutes.
• 4 remove chicken and sausage from skillet; arrange on warm serving platter.
• 5 skim fat from mixture in skillet.
• 6 in a small glass measure, mix flour with 1/4 cup water until blended. stir into liquid in skillet. bring to boiling, stirring constantly; boil for 1 minute, stirring, until mixture thickens.
• 7 spoon sauce over chicken and sausage.